Hitotsubashi University 11th Kansai Academia Symposium “Considering Abenomics ? How far will the three arrows fly?” February 22, 2014
We will hold the 11th Kansai Academia Symposium “Considering Abenomics ? How far will the three arrows fly?” on Saturday, February 22, 2014.
* You can watch the past Kansai Academia Symposiums in Japanese only.
Over one year has passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Abenomics, which consists of three “arrows” for Japan to escape from deflation. As the first arrow, the Bank of Japan declared that they would achieve a target of a 2 percent inflation rate within two years by doubling the monetary base, and committed themselves to a wide range of quantitative and qualitative monetary easing. As the second arrow, emergency economic measures were included in the supplemental budget for 2013 and the government took front-loading fiscal measures in a 15-month budget that included the supplemental budget for 2013 and the budget for 2014. The third arrow, under the slogan of “JAPAN is BACK” and involving growth strategy stimulating private investment, is about to get under way. In this Kansai Academia, we will discuss these three arrows and examine each one in detail.
| Date: | Saturday, February 22, 2014, from13:30 (open from 13:00) |
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| Venue: | Shin-Umeda Training Center, 2nd floor of the New building, Grand Hall 6-22-20 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka 553-0003 Tel: 06-4796-3371 [ Access ] – 5 minutes by direct shuttle bus from Osaka Station (free of charge) Please see for detailed directions. |
| Registration: | Admission is free. First 200 applicants. Please make a reservation by Monday, February 17, 2014. |
Program:
| 13:30～ | Opening remarks Professor Susumu Yamauchi, President of Hitotsubashi University |
| 13:35～ | Outline of the University Professor Yumiko Nakanishi, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University |
| 13:45～ | Keynote Address “Issues for the second year of Abenomics” Susumu Takahashi, Chairman of the Japan Research Institute, Limited |
| 14:45～ | Break (10 minutes) |
| 14:55～ | Report The first arrow: “Bold financial policy ? Can predictions be changed?” Professor Etsuro Shioji, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University |
| 15:15～ | Report The second arrow: “Expeditious fiscal policy ? Clear and present crisis” Professor Motohiro Sato, Dean of the Graduate School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University |
| 15:35～ | Report The third arrow: “Growth strategy for encouraging private investment ? What is needed to raise the economic growth rate and increase the real wage?” Professor Kyoji Fukao, Dean of The Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University |
| 15:55～ | Break (10 minutes) |
| 16:05～ | Panel discussion [Moderator] Professor Eiji Ogawa, Board Member/Executive Vice President, Hitotsubashi University [Panelists] Susumu Takahashi, Chairman of the Japan Research Institute, Limited Professor Etsuro Shioji, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University Professor Motohiro Sato, Dean of the Graduate School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University Professor Kyoji Fukao, Dean of The Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University |
| 17:05～ | Q&A session |
| 17:25～ | Closing remarks Professor Susumu Yamauchi, President of Hitotsubashi University |
| 17:30 | Close |
| Organizer: | Hitotsubashi University |
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| Co-organizers: | Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; OMRON Corporation; The Kansai Electric Co., Ltd.; KOBAYASHI Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Shionogi & Co., Ltd.; Sumitomo Life Insurance Company; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; Fujitsu Marketing Limited.; Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Inquiries: | Research Support and Outreach Division, Hitotsubashi University 2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601 E-mail: w-academia1284@dm.hit-u.ac.jp Tel: 042-580-8058 |
